OXIG vs. IQE, NANO, SXS, DARK, SCT, SOPH, CCC, RSW, NETW, and MCRO
Should you be buying Oxford Instruments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Oxford Instruments include IQE (IQE), Nanoco Group (NANO), Spectris (SXS), Darktrace (DARK), Softcat (SCT), Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) (SOPH), Computacenter (CCC), Renishaw (RSW), Network International (NETW), and Micro Focus International (MCRO). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Oxford Instruments vs. Its Competitors
Oxford Instruments (LON:OXIG) and IQE (LON:IQE) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
Oxford Instruments has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IQE has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Oxford Instruments currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,731.67, suggesting a potential downside of 12.98%. IQE has a consensus price target of GBX 20, suggesting a potential upside of 191.55%. Given IQE's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe IQE is more favorable than Oxford Instruments.
Oxford Instruments has higher revenue and earnings than IQE. IQE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oxford Instruments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
66.7% of Oxford Instruments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.0% of IQE shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Oxford Instruments shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of IQE shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Oxford Instruments has a net margin of 10.78% compared to IQE's net margin of -17.89%. Oxford Instruments' return on equity of 14.14% beat IQE's return on equity.
In the previous week, Oxford Instruments and Oxford Instruments both had 2 articles in the media. Oxford Instruments' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat IQE's score of -0.10 indicating that Oxford Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Oxford Instruments beats IQE on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:OXIG) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
